Conservative Party of Newfoundland

The Conservative Party of Newfoundland was a conservative political party in Newfoundland that existed from 1855 to 1934. The Conservative Party was initially almost entirely Protestant, with the Anglican elite of Newfoundland having the backing of the party; its members had also opposed granting responsible government to the island. The party opposed the mostly-Catholic Liberal Party of Newfoundland, and the party supported joining Canada. During the 1880s, the party collapsed after the Orangists ceased to support it, but the party regained power in the 1924 general election and in the 1932 election. In 1934, responsible government was suspended, putting an end to party politics and ending the Conservative Party's existence.